Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-07


haH as YOU enter, surrounded by swords and
altered and faded by time, is the flag Of the
auerals regiment Another flag stands in
ne back parlor and throughout the whole
Iouse are memeutoes Of the late war
Calumet place viii continue TO be Mrs. Lo-
ANS home. She feels that she would be
allowed up in a city like Chicago, and
nigh she has many friends elsewhere, she
VII feel more at home here. There IS a great
cal Of sentiment connected with this home
which she and the general planned together,
nd in the fixing up of which Gen. Logan
Deut the happiest hours Of the last two years
his life. He liked to think about it He
id some of the carpenter work himself, and
any pretty little corner was designed and
.ade by him. He built some Of the Outbuild-
rs He watched the wOrkmen while they
we're fixing the house, and he made, among
81 her things, the book shelves Of hi
-~ary. Through every room stand renIi-
l-cances Of the great departed, and l fec
..e in saying that in giving il up 1lrs. Logan
g0uld feel as though she we're losing part
u her soul
Il is one Of the best located houses in Wash
-1gt0n, and il looks more like & generous farm
louse than the comfortable city residence
hat it Ia On the corner Of two wide streets,
{ is seated on Hill at the end Of the fash
unable part Of Washington, and it overlo1ks
his city Of Po1npeian red brick houses, white
aa-hIe government buildings and bronze
-.-as and monuments Sitting on the Great
..anite stone floor of its wide front porch
ui looking out through the round granite
1.uInns which support It's roof, one can see
Iz historic Potomac winding lis way Ike a
liver snake among the Virginia hills. de
an see Long Bridge, over which logon
jssed on the way to the first battle OF Bull
rzn. He can see the White House, where
iuroln lived. and across the river the white
reek structure known as Arlington, about
hich many Of Logan's soldiers lie buried.
g 70 the left is the new brick pension Office,
L.eh was the pet Of Logan during his legs
.sre career. and further on Is the great
MITE dome of the Capitol, under the shadow
which Gen. Logan did much to mold the
-1-f, sentiment and sway the feelings Of the
a-ion. just below the general, as he sat
eyre. stood the statue of Gen. Thomas on II
rome horse facing the White bouSe, an,
ulther down was the equestrian statue o.
IN. Mcpherson. be could point out the 10
a,ion Of Lincoln's statue in front OF city
Ill, and in the midst Of all, rearing its greai
.arble head against the clouds, rose the
Washington monument The whole made
Jew worthy the travelling Of Sabbath day
Quincy: and then directly in front OF the
Iouse there was big grove Of forest trees,
and around him was the almost open country.
It was and is the ideal statesmsn's home, and
1t is no wonder that the general and Mrs
Logan loved it. ~
The house itself is q great red brick, with
outhuldinCs at the back. Its shutters and
woodwork are painted delicate green, and
{ has a hall in which an old fashioned hay
wagon cOuld turn without touching the wood
work. Roomy parlors with very nigh cell
iuZs lead of from this hall at either SHE, and
INV one of these rooms would almost hold 2
.rciulArt. From the center OF the ball. abou;
Midway from the door to the back, stairway
isss bv easy steps and several landings To
ne second story, and directly in front OF you
and over the stairs looks down window
flied with Uransparencies representing some
Of the most beautiful scenes Of the rest.